Description: The powerful, untold story of the 1950 revolution in Puerto Rico and the long history of U.S. intervention on the island, that the New York Times says could not be more timely. In 1950, after over fifty years of military occupation and colonial rule, the Nationalist Party of Puerto Rico staged an unsuccessful armed insurrection against the United States. Violence swept through the island: assassins were sent to kill President Harry Truman, gunfights roared in eight towns, police stations and post offices were burned down. In order to suppress this uprising, the US Army deployed thousands of troops and bombarded two towns, marking the first time in history that the US government bombed its own citizens. Book and Mortar Record Store War Against All Puerto Ricans: Revolution and Terror in America's Colony -- Nelson A. Denis The powerful, untold story of the 1950 revolution in Puerto Rico and the long history of U.S. intervention on the island, that the New York Times says could not be more timely. In 1950, after over fifty years of military occupation and colonial rule, the Nationalist Party of Puerto Rico staged an unsuccessful armed insurrection against the United States. Violence swept through the island: assassins were sent to kill President Harry Truman, gunfights roared in eight towns, police stations and post offices were burned down. In order to suppress this uprising, the US Army deployed thousands of troops and bombarded two towns, marking the first time in history that the US government bombed its own citizens. Nelson A. Denis tells this powerful story through the controversial life of Pedro Albizu Campos, who served as the president of the Nationalist Party. A lawyer, chemical engineer, and the first Puerto Rican to graduate from Harvard Law School, Albizu Campos was imprisoned for twenty-five years and died under mysterious circumstances. By tracing his life and death, Denis shows how the journey of Albizu Campos is part of a larger story of Puerto Rico and US colonialism. Through oral histories, personal interviews, eyewitness accounts, congressional testimony, and recently declassified FBI files, War Against All Puerto Ricans tells the story of a forgotten revolution and its context in Puerto Rico's history, from the US invasion in 1898 to the modern-day struggle for self-determination. Denis provides an unflinching account of the gunfights, prison riots, political intrigue, FBI and CIA covert activity, and mass hysteria that accompanied this tumultuous period in Puerto Rican history. Author: Nelson A. Denis Publisher: Bold Type Books Published: 03/29/2016 Pages: 400 Binding Type: Paperback Weight: 0.75lbs Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.10d ISBN: 9781568585611 About the Author Nelson A. Denis was the editorial director of El Diario/La Prensa, the largest Spanish-language newspaper in NYC, and won the Best Editorial Writing award from the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. A graduate of Harvard University and Yale Law School, Denis served as a New York State Assemblyman (1997-2001) and has written for the New York Daily News, Newsday, and Harvard Political Review. Denis also wrote and directed the feature film Vote For Me!, which premiered in the Tribeca Film Festival.
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Genre 1: Books,Subjects,History,Americas,Caribbean & West Indies
Label: Bold Type Books
Artist: Denis, Nelson A
Album: War Against All Puerto Ricans: Revolution and Terror in America's
Book Title: War Against All Puerto Ricans : Revolution and Terror in America's Colony
Number of Pages: 400 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Public Affairs
Item Height: 1.1 in
Publication Year: 2016
Topic: United States / 20th Century, International Relations / General, World / Caribbean & Latin American, Caribbean & West Indies / General, Political Ideologies / Nationalism & Patriotism, Colonialism & Post-Colonialism
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Political Science, History
Item Weight: 12.7 Oz
Item Length: 8.2 in
Author: Nelson A. Denis
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
